Hey HBT...
My new keezer build is ready for kegs. I'll mostly be serving Homebrew from it but will also have commercial beer on occasion. Some of the beers I'm interested in are only available in 1/4 barrel kegs instead of 1/6 barrel "slims". I've got the vertical and horizontal space but these weigh ~29 pounds more than a slim and ~38 more pounds than a Homebrew keg.
This got me wondering if anyone has any insight into what concerns, if any, there might be for having too much weight on the bottom of the keezer from too much beer.
I've never heard of any problems and sure cant find any guidance. But it occurred to me that these chest freezers may not have been designed to support the amount of weight that they could be subjected to if filled to maximum capacity. I could fit 6 - 1/4 barrel kegs in my new keezer which is a whopping ~522 pounds compared to ~294 pounds for 6 homebrew kegs... That's a bit of a delta!
Any thoughts or comments? I'd just hate to induce some type of stress related failure by putting more weight on the bottom than it can handle. I may be overthinking things but its info I couldn't find anywhere.
My new keezer build is ready for kegs. I'll mostly be serving Homebrew from it but will also have commercial beer on occasion. Some of the beers I'm interested in are only available in 1/4 barrel kegs instead of 1/6 barrel "slims". I've got the vertical and horizontal space but these weigh ~29 pounds more than a slim and ~38 more pounds than a Homebrew keg.
This got me wondering if anyone has any insight into what concerns, if any, there might be for having too much weight on the bottom of the keezer from too much beer.
I've never heard of any problems and sure cant find any guidance. But it occurred to me that these chest freezers may not have been designed to support the amount of weight that they could be subjected to if filled to maximum capacity. I could fit 6 - 1/4 barrel kegs in my new keezer which is a whopping ~522 pounds compared to ~294 pounds for 6 homebrew kegs... That's a bit of a delta!
Any thoughts or comments? I'd just hate to induce some type of stress related failure by putting more weight on the bottom than it can handle. I may be overthinking things but its info I couldn't find anywhere.
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